Improvement in hay rakers and cockers



2 Sheecs-Sheeo1. W. J. ME-TTLER.

HAY. BAKER AND COOKER. 7 No; 177,737. Patented May 23,1876.

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HAY RA'KER AND CUCKER. 17 ,177,737; Patented May 23,1876

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

' v f WILLIAM J: METTLER, OF MENDOTA, ILLINOIS.

' lMPROVEMENT IN HAY A-KE Rs AND COCKERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 177,737, dated May 23,1576; application filed September 25, 1875.

To alt whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAMJ. MET'ILER, 'ofMeudota, in the county of LaSalle, and

State of'Illinois, have invented a new and 'usefuIImproVement inMachines for Cooking Hay, 'of which the following is a specification:

In the annexed drawings, making, part ofthis specification, Figurevl isaplan view of the machine, Fig. 2is alongitu'dinal vertical section. Fig.3 is a front elevation. Fig. 4

is a sectional'side'elevation. v Thesame letters are employed in allthefigures in the indication at identical parts.

The'draft is applied to the forward truck attached by .a king-bolt-tothe front end of the main frame B. The caster'wheel U at one corner, andthe driving-wheel Hon the other side, support the frame at the 'rear.This frame carries an auxiliary frame, D, which is hinged to the mainframe by a rod which forms the shaft of the roller E, and a parallelroller,- F, has its bearings in the lower end of frame D. An endlessapron, G, with cleats across its face, is carried around the tworollers. On the side of the driving-wheel H is a pulley, H, the belt ofwhich passes around and communicates. rotation to. the pulley I on theshaft E, causing the endless apron G to revolr'e, so as to carry up thecut hay which is gathered from the ground by the wire-teeth K, which arefastened to the rearof the auxiliary frame '1), as clearly shown in Fig.2.

- The height of the points of the teeth is regu- 'lated by means of thelever L and chain .L

attached to the frame D. The hay gathered in front of and raised uponthe teeth K will be caught by the endless apronand raised upon thetransverse apron M, and by it carto a pulley, K onthe end of the shaftof the upper roller of apron N. The pulley K on the other end of thisshaft is connected by a beltvwith the pulley K on the outer end of thedriving-roller of apron M. The other end of this apronis on theindependent roller M The carrierO is connected to the main frame andtrunk by rods 0, which permit it carrier it rests upon the oscillatingteeth Q, I

which are turned up so as to supportit, being sustained by thecrank-ar|n Q, which is con nected with the lever B. by the chain B. Whena suflicient amount of bay has been gathered to form a cock, the end ofthe lever being raised the points of the teeth will be dropped so thatthe'hay on the teeth will rest on the stubble, when the teeth will bedrawn from under and the hay be left standing in a cock. Theteeth arebent longitudinally, so that the hay in the carrier will be lowest inthe center, and when transferred to the ground will settle most on thesides, thereby giving a downward inclination to the hay on the outsideof the cock to shed the rain. S is the each side.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is'.

1. The combination, with the rake for gathering the hay,and elevators G,M, and N, for

carrying it up and discharging it on one .side of the machine, of thecarrier constructed with the falling bottom Q, by which when enough bayhas been gathered to form a cook it may be deposited on the ground,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the hinged carrier bottom Q and drivers seat, thelever and chain for dropping the cock, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with the main frame supportingthe gathering andelevating, mechanism, the carrier and dropper connected thereto by rods,allowing a vertical oscillation and a flexible connection between thelever and drop per, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of twosubscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: Q

REUBEN A. PaEsco'rT, JOSEPH HUNTER.

WILLIAM J. METTLER.

